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in a new poll out, romney has a 20-point advantage over gingrich. but in an automated poll, romney had just a 7-point lead over the weekend. that dropped to just 4. at least in one poll, newt is closing. what do you make of that? >> newt is closing on romney? doubt it here in florida, but overall, the question is what are we going to be left with after their done with each other? >> there's a point of diminishing returns and the negative ads. again, everything has been negative towards gingrich from romney. i wonder if there's a turn around, whether it's a backlash against romney doing nothing but doing the 30-second negative ads. that does, at some point, turn people off. >> there's a tonal problem with romney. catch this. here's mitt romney with matt lauer this morning laying out his new campaign strategy. scale back the attacks on president obama in time to focus on his republicans. let's watch him explain this. >> there's no question that politics ain't bean bags. we have made sure our message is out loud and clear. the speaker has been attackin
in a new poll out, romney has a 20-point advantage over gingrich. but in an automated poll, romney had just a 7-point lead over the weekend. that dropped to just 4. at least in one poll, newt is closing. what do you make of that? >> newt is closing on romney? doubt it here in florida, but overall, the question is what are we going to be left with after their done with each other? >> there's a point of diminishing returns and the negative ads. again, everything has been negative...
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you have to ask the romney campaign. >> a speech noted that the romney campaign was stacking the poll. when asked later, a spokesman for romney sidestepped the question choosing to take a general swipe at rick santorum's credibility. up next, mitt romney says he was severely conservative as governor of massachusetts. and a lot of people can't figure out what he meant by that phrase. one thing is for sure. . this guy has big problems connecting with conservatives or anyone actually. that's giving rick santorum his opening. look at the polls. you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. lord of the carry-on. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an in
you have to ask the romney campaign. >> a speech noted that the romney campaign was stacking the poll. when asked later, a spokesman for romney sidestepped the question choosing to take a general swipe at rick santorum's credibility. up next, mitt romney says he was severely conservative as governor of massachusetts. and a lot of people can't figure out what he meant by that phrase. one thing is for sure. . this guy has big problems connecting with conservatives or anyone actually. that's...
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quinnipiac poll out today shows the president up 4 points on mitt romney. >> romney romney wins, beats barack obama in two of the three. >> a new gallup daily poll shows him holding a slim edge over the president. >> both get 46% support. >> despite the see-sawing polls, it is the favorable issue. a brand new "wall street journal" poll showing romney at a 15 point favorability deficit. of the candidates and their wives, he is the only one underwater with higher negatives than positives. and one need look no further than mitt romney's recent roundtable picnic and the outrage being labeled cookie gate to see why. >> i'm not sure about these cookies. they don't look like you made them. did you make them? no, no. they came from the loco over. >> bakery. >> the 7-eleven bakery or wherever. >> it is the first thing he sits down at the table. he would rather die of starvation than eat these horrible insults to gastronomy. never mine they come from beloved landmark bakery, now running a cookiegate special. buy a dozen, get a half dozen free. we know this isn't with cookies, but the problem is
quinnipiac poll out today shows the president up 4 points on mitt romney. >> romney romney wins, beats barack obama in two of the three. >> a new gallup daily poll shows him holding a slim edge over the president. >> both get 46% support. >> despite the see-sawing polls, it is the favorable issue. a brand new "wall street journal" poll showing romney at a 15 point favorability deficit. of the candidates and their wives, he is the only one underwater with higher...
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>> you had the list of 24 polls and none had romney ahead. some were done that had romney up a couple points there, but no public pollster has had him with a lead all year. it's not just that obama is up there, but it's a state where it's been stable and consistent in the polling. i think it might be more in play because i don't think they are conceding ohio. they need a better plan b. >> is there a famous circumstance in which all the polls all yearlong point in one direction and a partisan poll correctly predicted the results? >> that poll is almost always going to be wrong. especially when there's a consensus of 20 polls. maybe in a house race where the public polls aren't as good. but the public polling is pretty good. we know what the party bases are and where they live. this is a state that teases republicans where they can get up to 49% pretty easily, but it's hard to get to 50%. unless because of the hurricane and where the power outages might be, that could affect things. but apart from that, it's a sign of a campaign that doesn't li
>> you had the list of 24 polls and none had romney ahead. some were done that had romney up a couple points there, but no public pollster has had him with a lead all year. it's not just that obama is up there, but it's a state where it's been stable and consistent in the polling. i think it might be more in play because i don't think they are conceding ohio. they need a better plan b. >> is there a famous circumstance in which all the polls all yearlong point in one direction and a...
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the romney campaign understands. they can read the polls as clearly as we can. president obama won the women vote in 2008 by 13 points, a big gender gap. now he's up 10 points with women on issues of the economy over the course of the last two months alone. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female problems get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place, it will doom his campaign. he is trying to get ahold of a barge pull and get away from this issue, both because of what he believes and the politics of it, but the party tries to keep pull him back in, like the "godfather" thing. it's bad. >> the entertainment in this industry of politics and comm t commentary is to catch a guy like romney, in this pir owe wet to what he is to what he should be. >> it shows you why a lot of conservatives have trouble warming to him and don't trust him but it also tells you he would be the most formidable against the president. when you want to be the first romney, not getting into the contraception debate -- romney
the romney campaign understands. they can read the polls as clearly as we can. president obama won the women vote in 2008 by 13 points, a big gender gap. now he's up 10 points with women on issues of the economy over the course of the last two months alone. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female problems get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place, it will doom his campaign. he is trying to get ahold of a barge pull and get...
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first of all, to several of the polls, including one that shows mitt romney got little or not post-convention bump. did he miss an opportunity? >> absolutely not. when you look below the top line, you'll see the intensity is extremely high. governor's favorable, likability rating is extremely high. our convention gave us an opportunity to speak directly to the american people about who he is, give them a great understanding about his visions and the solution he has to, so i think by every measure on our side we look at it as a tremendous success. the governor laid out a five-point plan talking about what he would do day one to get the economy moving. conversely they'll have to answer the fundamental question, are you better off than four years ago when president obama came and said i want your support going forward? i think unequivocally the answer is no by every single measure, the debt, the deficit, health care costs, college costs, groceries, there's nothing going in the right direction. i think the president will have a heart time making the case that anybody in this country is better off
first of all, to several of the polls, including one that shows mitt romney got little or not post-convention bump. did he miss an opportunity? >> absolutely not. when you look below the top line, you'll see the intensity is extremely high. governor's favorable, likability rating is extremely high. our convention gave us an opportunity to speak directly to the american people about who he is, give them a great understanding about his visions and the solution he has to, so i think by every...
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with romney trailing in the polls, time running short, tonight could be his turning point. here's how it went down. they came out, shook hands, ready for the main event. but president obama began soft, very soft. a shoutout to the first lady. >> i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. >> romney graciously followed suit with an easy quip. >> congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. >> reporter: and then they got down to business. the subject, jobs. romney took it to the president from the get-go. >> middle income families are being crushed. >> reporter: it was clear and direct and aggressive. romney seemed hon his game and ready for a fight. hammering away at the grim economic track record of the last four years. >> when the president took office, 32 million people on food stamps. 47 million on foot stamp today. economic growth this year, slower than last year. and last ye
with romney trailing in the polls, time running short, tonight could be his turning point. here's how it went down. they came out, shook hands, ready for the main event. but president obama began soft, very soft. a shoutout to the first lady. >> i just want to wish, sweetie, you happy anniversary and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. >> romney graciously followed suit with an easy quip. >> congratulations to you,...
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romney's poll numbers are falling. it must be autumn. >> people are commenting that mitt romney has been looking extremely tan lately. he got tan. yeah. in fact, if romney gets any darker, he's not going to vote for himself. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry...
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. >> laura: you had this situation for mitt romney new polls coming out about women and romney, right? the gender gap still seems to be there. and so now they are embarking on this campaign to kind of soften his image. ann romney is taking a very prominent role in the campaign. is this going to even out or is this gender gap thing which initially laughed at by some republicans is that real? does it take hold? >> certainly has been present in recent poll. polls fluctuate. i'm not saying it isn't there and that it may not remain there. i would like to see some more polling over time about this to see if this persists. the other thing that happens, i think, there really is, etch or sketch or not a kind of reset that occurs at the end of the primary season. this one is certainly winding down now. you know, people give the candidates a fresh look. and a candidate is almost always enlarged by the image of winner and ultimately by the image of nominee. people take another look. and we'll see whether this aversion that appears in some polls to romney on the part of women persist. women, perha
. >> laura: you had this situation for mitt romney new polls coming out about women and romney, right? the gender gap still seems to be there. and so now they are embarking on this campaign to kind of soften his image. ann romney is taking a very prominent role in the campaign. is this going to even out or is this gender gap thing which initially laughed at by some republicans is that real? does it take hold? >> certainly has been present in recent poll. polls fluctuate. i'm not...
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the romney campaign understands, and they can read the polls as clearly as we can. obama won by 13 points on the women vote. that's a big gender gap. now he is up 10 points with the issues on the economy. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place. it will doom his campaign. he is trying to push this issue away from him, and because he sees the politics, but the party tries to keep pulling him back in. >> the entertainment in this industry of politics and commentary is to catch people like romney just then. when you catch a guy, from what he is, to what he is supposed to be politically. >> and it tells you why a lot of conservatives don't trust him and have trouble warming to him, and it tells you why he would be the most formidable of the republicans against obama, because they all believe he's the first romney, the guy that doesn't think it's a role for government to get in the conception debate. romney has done well with women. in the michigan -- >
the romney campaign understands, and they can read the polls as clearly as we can. obama won by 13 points on the women vote. that's a big gender gap. now he is up 10 points with the issues on the economy. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place. it will doom his campaign. he is trying to push this issue away from him, and because he sees the politics, but the party tries to...
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who that favors, mitt romney, as we was polling well earlier are on. xx. it's a broken record. florida is still about romney. can he show he's the front-runner? a strong double digit win is what he needs. a single digit leaves doubt there. also for you no doubt how negative ads are. 92 percent of ads in the last week were gloomy antagonistic and nasty according to campaign media analysis group. romney outspending newt gingrich 4-1 on that count. florida is like four states in one some say. the issue here, you've got the panhandle, socially and fiscally conservative. north florida, like south georgia, if you will. central florida which is the swing vote area and then south florida, with a complex latino vote. 4%. that's how many delegates florida has to help a candidate win the nomination overall. worth double that, but bucked rnc rules to vote earlier and get more attention. did it pay off? looks like it may have without any hil la ballou along the way. what about african-americans? only 3% of voters were blacks in 2008's gop primary. come the general, african-americans making
who that favors, mitt romney, as we was polling well earlier are on. xx. it's a broken record. florida is still about romney. can he show he's the front-runner? a strong double digit win is what he needs. a single digit leaves doubt there. also for you no doubt how negative ads are. 92 percent of ads in the last week were gloomy antagonistic and nasty according to campaign media analysis group. romney outspending newt gingrich 4-1 on that count. florida is like four states in one some say. the...
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take a look at the latest real clear politics of polls. obama has a 2.5 lead over romney now. and today the romney campaign hastily arranged interviews with all the late networks. late this afternoon romney talked to msnbc's peter alexand alexander. >> the president's campaign has been, i think, outrageous in mark making the kinds of charges they have. the attacks are beneath the presidency. >> i want to clarify this. after february 1999 you never attended a single meeting at bain, even a business meeting either by phone at bain? >> you have asked quite a few questions there. i did not have anything to do with bain enterprise after 1999. i don't recall a single meeting or single participation in an investment decision by bain or personnel decision. >> rick, your campaign, newt gingrich brought this up in primary season and he was criticized. gingrich was, maybe romney was better served if this was litigated in the primaries and not the general election. >> i think that's probably right. it was not fully litigated. in fact, it was not fully understand. i give the romney campaig
take a look at the latest real clear politics of polls. obama has a 2.5 lead over romney now. and today the romney campaign hastily arranged interviews with all the late networks. late this afternoon romney talked to msnbc's peter alexand alexander. >> the president's campaign has been, i think, outrageous in mark making the kinds of charges they have. the attacks are beneath the presidency. >> i want to clarify this. after february 1999 you never attended a single meeting at bain,...
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. >> laura: you had this situation for mitt romney new polls coming out about women and romney, right? the gender gap still seems to be there. and so now they are embarking on this campaign to kind of soften his image. ann romney is taking a very prominent role in the campaign. is this going to even out or is this gender gap thing which initially laughed at by some republicans is that real? does it take hold? >> certainly has been present in recent poll. polls fluctuate. i'm not saying it isn't there and that it may not remain there. i would like to see some more polling over time about this to see if this persists. the other thing that happens, i think, there really is, etch or sketch or not a kind of reset that occurs at the end of the primary season. this one is certainly winding down now. you know, people give the candidates a fresh look. and a candidate is almost always enlarged by the image of winner and ultimately by the image of nominee. people take another look. and we'll see whether this aversion that appears in some polls to romney on the part of women persist. women, perha
. >> laura: you had this situation for mitt romney new polls coming out about women and romney, right? the gender gap still seems to be there. and so now they are embarking on this campaign to kind of soften his image. ann romney is taking a very prominent role in the campaign. is this going to even out or is this gender gap thing which initially laughed at by some republicans is that real? does it take hold? >> certainly has been present in recent poll. polls fluctuate. i'm not...
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mitt romney was polling poorly before this trip started in that subject, and it's hard to see how his tour de force or tour degaffe has improved his image. check this out. this is the latest poll. whose better at foreign policy? sure enough, president obama at 47%. mitt romney at 32%. joining to decipher some of this, the latest polls and what they tell us where will the election is headed john whalely, welcome to the "the war room"." foreign policy is usually not a big deal in elections, is that true here? >> it depends on the context and how it impacts american day americans or how it's perceived to impact american day americans. president obama is doing very well in foreign policy after killing bin-laden bringing unpopular wars in iraq and afghanistan to a close. so the things happening in israel and palestine don't impact voters. >> jennifer: will the gaffes that mitt romney under taken particularly in london, will that be reflected in the polls at some point and when? >> i think the degree that they can be played in the larger narrative about romney's inability to connect with pe
mitt romney was polling poorly before this trip started in that subject, and it's hard to see how his tour de force or tour degaffe has improved his image. check this out. this is the latest poll. whose better at foreign policy? sure enough, president obama at 47%. mitt romney at 32%. joining to decipher some of this, the latest polls and what they tell us where will the election is headed john whalely, welcome to the "the war room"." foreign policy is usually not a big deal in...
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but look at this -- the nbc- "wall street journal" poll, romney is trailing obama want latinos. romney-rubio, match made in had been. -- heaven. >> match made in purgatory. [laughter] now, he is smart, he makes a great case, he has a record in florida. >> but? >> but we went through this four years ago. everybody is an amateur running for national office, and the republicans learned painfully in 2008 with gov. palin. >> this guy is no sarah palin. >> no sarah palin, but you are taking a chance. there is questions. does the cuban connection reached latinos, with the dominant vote in the country among the latino community? >> with rubio on the ticket, does he close the gap? >> ideally, he could solve this problem withepubcans with the hispanic vote. but i've talked to people around romney who say that there's something about rubio that makes them nervous. you can be sure that they are scrubbing his record like you have never seen. little gaps in his story that may be are not little, but he will get a very thorough scrubbing. >> he would definitely not in florida - -- help in flori
but look at this -- the nbc- "wall street journal" poll, romney is trailing obama want latinos. romney-rubio, match made in had been. -- heaven. >> match made in purgatory. [laughter] now, he is smart, he makes a great case, he has a record in florida. >> but? >> but we went through this four years ago. everybody is an amateur running for national office, and the republicans learned painfully in 2008 with gov. palin. >> this guy is no sarah palin. >> no...
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comes the sinking poll numbers and concerns that romney is not generating enough excitement on his own. and he needs ryan to fire up the crowd. but yesterday's reunion didn't quite go as planned. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? paul ryan. isn't that something? wait a second. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. thank you. >> wow. you know things are bad when a nominee has to remind people he's the one on the top of the ticket. suddenly, this reunion is not feeling so good. joining me now is nia-malika henderson, a reporter for "the washington post," and ryan grim, reporter for "the huffington post." thanks for being here. >> great to be here, rev. >> nia, i've been around politics since i was a teenager, i've never seen anything that bad where the nominee had to stop the crowd and put his name out front. i mean, this is a little crazy, don't you think? >> and you've seen this before. you've seen people, you know, sort of tripping up on romney's name, calling him mitt romney. you've seen him on "60 minutes" rep minding that he's the one on the ticket running for pre
comes the sinking poll numbers and concerns that romney is not generating enough excitement on his own. and he needs ryan to fire up the crowd. but yesterday's reunion didn't quite go as planned. >> wow. that's quite a guy, isn't it? paul ryan. isn't that something? wait a second. romney/ryan, romney/ryan, romney/ryan. there we go. thank you. >> wow. you know things are bad when a nominee has to remind people he's the one on the top of the ticket. suddenly, this reunion is not...
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in virginia, a new nbc/marist poll has romney over paul. 69% to 26% over paul. we'll be right back. >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 states and more than 400 delegates are at stake. but the nasty fight has proven damaging to republicans and their party. according to the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, while president obama's job approval is ticking upward, the economy is improving, two good things for the president. here to break down the numbers and give us a preview of tomorrow's primaries and caucuses are chuck todd, nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director and jonathan martin porks lit co's senior political reporter. chuck, let's start with the damage the republican party has suffered itself as a result of the primary fight. 40% of adults in the new nbc poll say their opinion of the gop has soured as a result of this process. only 12% say it's improved. when asked which party does a better job of appealing to its nonsupporters, 55% say democrats. just 26% say
in virginia, a new nbc/marist poll has romney over paul. 69% to 26% over paul. we'll be right back. >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 states and more than 400 delegates are at stake. but the nasty fight has proven damaging to republicans and their party. according to the nbc/"wall street journal" poll, while president obama's job approval is ticking upward, the economy is improving, two good things...
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a national "usa today"/gallup poll suggests that romney's business background will help him with the economy and now with the results like that, team obama will have to reassess whether or not its bain cap tell here and campaign is actually working. we have stuart varny and melissa francis here. >> thank you for having me. >> sean: that to me is a very telling poll that did not get a lot of play in the news. what do you think? >> absolutely not. i think people are starting to realize an essential truth about private equity, if the company goes bankrupt, you lose your investment. he had to have made good decisions along the way to make hundreds of millions for himself it's straight forward. >> look, i think the president's tried to do two things and failed on both. he's tried to divert attention from the lousy state of the economy and he's tried to characterize mitt romney as rich, bad, destructive, out of touch and eliteist. i think he failed the both and this economy is really in a tailspin going down, down, down. the economy's-- >>> you think we will hit another recession? you thin
a national "usa today"/gallup poll suggests that romney's business background will help him with the economy and now with the results like that, team obama will have to reassess whether or not its bain cap tell here and campaign is actually working. we have stuart varny and melissa francis here. >> thank you for having me. >> sean: that to me is a very telling poll that did not get a lot of play in the news. what do you think? >> absolutely not. i think people are...
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. >> do you think that governor romney faces head winds now against an opponent that is polling better, getting up against -- and with more optimism about the improvement of the economy, is it ever going to get tougher for governor romney? >> i think president obama is doing what he has to do. which is create what he can do distract. >> what's the distraction? >> i saw a speech, here came a candidate did hope and change and here u saw a president -- >> you called him a bully? >> the way he treated the supreme court was unbelievable. the way he treated south carolina and the national relations board. when you tell a great american company, they can't create jobs, when you tell a third part of our branches, you're telling one of them what to do, you can't do that. i think that he's going to do what he needs to do. what governor romney needs to do is totally stay focused on the record. this is a man who lost our credit rating, this is a man who's created more debt since president bush. this is a man that said -- he's got to deal with his own record, i think the only thing he can do is tal
. >> do you think that governor romney faces head winds now against an opponent that is polling better, getting up against -- and with more optimism about the improvement of the economy, is it ever going to get tougher for governor romney? >> i think president obama is doing what he has to do. which is create what he can do distract. >> what's the distraction? >> i saw a speech, here came a candidate did hope and change and here u saw a president -- >> you called...
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the surprise results of obama ahead of mitt romney 48 to 47% by nascar fan voters. who knew. >>> the annual farm aid concert was held this weekend to raise money to help family farmers in america. since 1985 willie nelson says farm aid has raised more than $40 million. >>> and in an online commercial for the simpson's new season homer simpson goes to vote and picks mitt romney because, quote, he did invent obama care, duh. he's sucked into a tube to a factory in china but he's happy that he still has a steady job. >>> that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,579 after losing 17 points friday. the s&p 500 was down a fraction, but the nasdaq gained four. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo, the nikkei fell 40 points, while in hong kong, the hang seng also dropped 40. >>> stocks could struggle to maintain nearly five-year highs this week as worries mount about third quarter earnings. after warnings from several bell weather stocks last week, investors will
the surprise results of obama ahead of mitt romney 48 to 47% by nascar fan voters. who knew. >>> the annual farm aid concert was held this weekend to raise money to help family farmers in america. since 1985 willie nelson says farm aid has raised more than $40 million. >>> and in an online commercial for the simpson's new season homer simpson goes to vote and picks mitt romney because, quote, he did invent obama care, duh. he's sucked into a tube to a factory in china but he's...
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in virginia, a new pbs marist poll has romney over paul. early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and i'm a cancer survivor. [ mimi ] i had cancer. i have no evidence of disease now. [ erica ] i would love to meet the people that made the machines. i had such an amazing group of doctors and nurses, it would just make such a complete picture of why i'm sitting here today. ♪ [ herb ] from the moment we walked in the front door, just to see me -- not as a cancer patient, but as a person that had been helped by their work, i was just blown away. life's been good to me. i feel like one of the luckiest guys in the world. ♪ >>> it's super tuesday tomorrow finally and it promises to be a big day in the republican nomination contest. 11 state its and over 40
in virginia, a new pbs marist poll has romney over paul. early stages of cancer and it's something that we're extremely proud of. you see someone who is saved because of this technology, you know that the things that you do in your life, matter. if i did have an opportunity to meet a cancer survivor, i'm sure i could take something positive away from that. [ jocelyn ] my name is jocelyn, and i'm a cancer survivor. [ mimi ] i had cancer. i have no evidence of disease now. [ erica ] i would love...
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. >> look, new poll suggests 32% of conservatives feel enthusiastic about romney. if s that number going to cut it? >> well, you know what, i think that there are -- most people vote in these general elections. enthusiasm i think is overrated as an important factor. the ability to actually bring people to the polls, so-called get out the vote operation, that's tremendously important. but just -- enthusiasm that comes up in polling, look, 130 million americans voted in 2008. something close to that will vote this time. people don't vote in -- midterm elections very often. they come out in general elections. >> you think obama has the same problem on the flip side? people have been talking about the lack of enthusiasm among african-american voters. this time aroundver slaus time. do you think his own particular issue there will be with enthusiasm, that enthusiasm gotten -- show up? >> i don't think so. i think the enthusiasm is still there. i mean, vis-a-vis mitt romney. it is still there. i think we have to look at is the enthusiasm for mitt romney -- i will get los
. >> look, new poll suggests 32% of conservatives feel enthusiastic about romney. if s that number going to cut it? >> well, you know what, i think that there are -- most people vote in these general elections. enthusiasm i think is overrated as an important factor. the ability to actually bring people to the polls, so-called get out the vote operation, that's tremendously important. but just -- enthusiasm that comes up in polling, look, 130 million americans voted in 2008....
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obama has a 2.5 lead over romney now. and today the romney campaign hastily arranged interviews with all the major networks. late this afternoon, romney talked to nbc's peter alexander. >> the president's campaign has been, i think, outrageous in mark making the kinds of charges they have. the attacks are beneath the dignity of the presidency. >> i want to clarify this. after february 1999 you never attended a single 3450e9ing for bain, a business meeting, even by phone attended a meeting regarding bain or bain-controlled entities? >> you have asked quite a few questions there. so let's go through. i didn't involve myself in any way with bain capital's enterprise after february of 1999. >> not participating in a single meeting either in person or by phone? >> i don't recall a single meeting or single participation in a investment decision by bain or personnel decision. >> rick, your campaign, newt gingrich brought this up in primary season and he was criticized. gingrich was. maybe romney would have been better served if
obama has a 2.5 lead over romney now. and today the romney campaign hastily arranged interviews with all the major networks. late this afternoon, romney talked to nbc's peter alexander. >> the president's campaign has been, i think, outrageous in mark making the kinds of charges they have. the attacks are beneath the dignity of the presidency. >> i want to clarify this. after february 1999 you never attended a single 3450e9ing for bain, a business meeting, even by phone attended a...
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in some polls seems like nothing can be real newt's campaign now unless one of his many wives were to speak up. said to him we've been married a long time. and he said yes but you want me to yourself calista doesn't care what i do what was he saying do you think he well he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused he wanted an open marriage yeah that i accept the fact that he he has somebody else that has life and you said no. no. that is not a mary. that was marianne gingrich talking about her ex-husband new didn't interview airing on a.b.c. tonight or down the street is that new wanting an open marriage is just one of many explosive revelations set to come out in tonight's interview in which is ex-wife says he lacks the character to be president the big question here is the about newt it's about a.b.c. news we're just two days away from the south carolina primary a crucial contest that in part may actually decide who's the next prez of the united states and a.b.c. news is running uncorroborated interview with an ex-wife of gingrich that could sway the electorate and leave ne
in some polls seems like nothing can be real newt's campaign now unless one of his many wives were to speak up. said to him we've been married a long time. and he said yes but you want me to yourself calista doesn't care what i do what was he saying do you think he well he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused he wanted an open marriage yeah that i accept the fact that he he has somebody else that has life and you said no. no. that is not a mary. that was marianne gingrich talking...
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>> you had the list of 24 polls and none had romney ahead. there have been some polls, some by the state republican committee in pennsylvania that have romney up a couple of points there but no public pollster has had him with a lead all year. so it's not just that obama is up there, but it's a state where it's been very stable and very consistent in the polling. i think it might be more in play because i don't think they are conceding ohio. but they're worried about it and they need maybe a better plan "b" potentially. >> have you ever seen, or is there even at least sort of a famous circumstance in which all the polls consistently all year long pointed in one direction, and a partisan internal poll correctly predicted the results? >> yeah, that's almost always going to be wrong. especially when there's a consensus of 15 or 20 polls. maybe when you're in a senate race or something or a house race, where the public polls aren't as good. but the public polling is pretty reliable in pennsylvania. we know what the party bases are and where they
>> you had the list of 24 polls and none had romney ahead. there have been some polls, some by the state republican committee in pennsylvania that have romney up a couple of points there but no public pollster has had him with a lead all year. so it's not just that obama is up there, but it's a state where it's been very stable and very consistent in the polling. i think it might be more in play because i don't think they are conceding ohio. but they're worried about it and they need...
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. >> the poll numbers for romney and ryan soaring after the first presidential debate. democrats openly counting on joe biden tonight to stop that republican momentum. >> osama bin laden is dead and general motors is arrive. >> the 2012 vice presidential debate starts right now. >>> happy debate night, everybody. the best television series of 2011 was the republican primary debates. there were 1 million of them. they played to huge audiences week after week and never disappointed. now it is october 2012 and the most compelling thing on television anywhere in the country is once again the debates. only now there are only two candidates at a time and the stakes are way higher. i'm rachel maddow. here on our msnbc headquarters in new york. i'm joined by ed schultz, reverend al sharpton, chris hayes, steve schmidt. lawrence o'donnell is our man in the spin room tonight. the one and only chris matthews is at centre college in danville, kentucky, the site of tonight's debate. chris, is this unusually high stakes for a vice presidential debate? >> well, it's great being with y
. >> the poll numbers for romney and ryan soaring after the first presidential debate. democrats openly counting on joe biden tonight to stop that republican momentum. >> osama bin laden is dead and general motors is arrive. >> the 2012 vice presidential debate starts right now. >>> happy debate night, everybody. the best television series of 2011 was the republican primary debates. there were 1 million of them. they played to huge audiences week after week and never...